Cardinals faithful partied in dormitories and around campus, in bars and restaurants and in living rooms all over town after Louisville claimed its third national championship.

Most chose the quiet comforts of home over the noisy crowds that assembled in the Fourth Street Live! entertainment district. But when the final horn sounded and Louisville emerged victorious at the Georgia Dome, emotions were felt everywhere.

Standing ready were Louisville police, prepared for large crowds and celebrations that have been commonplace since the Cardinals reached the Final Four and beat Wichita State in Saturday night's semifinal.

While there's plenty of excitement on the streets of Atlanta, some streets in Louisville were closed because of the excitement and sometimes unruly fans.

Barricades went up along Broadway between 26th and 28th streets about 11:15 p.m. Monday.

Blockades and barriers also closed Cardinal Boulevard and most roads surrounding Cardinal Towne, just one of the areas where security is being heightened after the game.

Police were in riot gear and on horseback monitoring the situation as fans celebrated.

Fans set off fireworks after the game to celebrate the Cardinals' victory. WLKY's Daniel Kemp said drivers were heard honking their horns in celebration along Broadway after the game.

In total, 23 people were arrested.

"Our community's response to that was generally appropriate, it was a great day celebrate and people celebrated, unfortunately there were some problems," said Chief Steve Conrad with LMPD.

The majority of which were for drunken, disorderly conduct.

Authorities had to use pepper balls to disperse crowds after they say someone jumped on an officer.

Besides campus, authorities focused their crowd control in the Highlands and downtown.